| Companies often make the mistake when acquiring new or replacement
systems of omitting the vital stage of IT Strategic Planning. This all too often
results in system failing to achieve the expected benefits. Evermax provides
the IT Consultancy that give you the right strategy. That is essential, in the
complexities of today's marketplace and technology, a review IT Strategy must
take place at the outset of a major project. This should take into account a
company's business strategy which will incorporate the following:
Current and future products and markets
Current and perceived future competition
Planned organisation structure
Industry structure, dynamics and maturity
Current use of information technology
Policy constraints regarding use of information technology
Other factors crucial to the success of the organisation
A high level review
of the organisation, its operations and key information flows will take place,
taking care to focus on the business objectives identified above. Once the key
information and control requirements are identified then a global model of the
critical information flows will be constructed. A comparison of alternative
Information Systems strategies capable of achieving the desired objectives can
then be made and the merits of each compared. The major deliverable from an IT
strategy exercise will be a high level plan which sets out the steps required to
support the business objectives from the introduction of new technology. The
plan will include: The
objectives of the Information Systems
The main business benefits achievable
Hardware policy
Software
methodology
Project plan
incorporating the major activities required
Evermax can assist you in this key
stage by providing you with the appropriate advice and ideas to guide you
through the stages of what initially can often appear to be a formidable task.
Our role is as a facilitator and our objective is to help you create a workable
strategic plan which is understood and agreed by all decision makers. |